The Political Institution Answers

Ill health and shorter life expectancy are more common among America’s poor.

A(n) __________ is someone who investigates social problems, collects the statistics, writes reports based upon the findings, and raises necessary funds.

How does the poverty rate of today compare to that of the 1970s?

Which of the following is not included in the typical pattern of behavior for a poverty-stricken person?

The government is responding to poverty by giving tax money to those in need, except the disabled.

Government responses to poverty have been based on:

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act passed in 1996 turned welfare programs over to the states.

One of the challenges of the rural poor is that they have limited access to social welfare offices.

Life expectancy is ______ for a poor person than it is for an average-income person.

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

Only a very small percentage (less than 10%) of women are poverty-stricken.

In 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a “war on poverty” to improve the lives of the poorest Americans.